The Foreign and European Affairs parliamentary committee’s recent visit to the USA could not have had a better start than attending a presentation in the form of an introduction to US Culture by Dr Gary Weaver....

We all know about keeping up with the Joneses or the hypothetical Borgs – the mania to have as good a car (preferably better), a better Holy Communion party for the kids, a fancier wedding – the list is endless...

In 2000, member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) decided to designate a World Intellectual Property Day. ...

The news that emerged from a recently-concluded court case, that three teachers in Gozo were involved in the sexual exploitation of young girls, was not surprising. ...

The PN and the middle classes are in agreement on one area.Education is one of the PN’s three top priority focal points for action and investment (along with the economy and the environment). ...

So, welcome to Workers’ Day, 2005. By how many degrees will you be able to raise the fever of your solidarity with fellow workers today? Will you be spending the day at one of the political party’s mass activities? ...

I see from our letters pages today that, apart from being “more Catholic than the Vatican”, this sweet land of ours is also home to catechism experts and lay theologians of (literally) every shape and size. ...

Ever since the industrial revolution, there have been philosophers and theologians who have lambasted the theory of the free market. They have coined phrases like “dark satanic hills”, ...

Every morning, as I walk from the Floriana car park to Valletta, after negotiating my life with a handful of bus drivers, I say a little prayer of thanksgiving as soon as I reach City Gate Bridge....

The honesty of politicians has never been questioned. In fact, it’s never been mentioned. ...